Goatsnake Announce European Tour Dates; New Album Details Coming Soon
It’s hard not to get all dorked out every time the prospect of new Goatsnake music is mentioned. Sometimes, I’ll admit, I don’t even try. But it’s been five years now since Goatsnake played their first reunion shows, and that’s no small amount of time for the band to put music together. When I step back from that so-easily-leapt nerd precipice, though, I have to wonder what this record is actually going to sound like. Nick Raskulinecz is a much different producer today than when he recorded Flower of Disease, and I guess my only apprehension comes from how special those two Goatsnake records are. It won’t be easy to add a third to that canon.
But I guess that might be part of why it’s taken half a decade for this record to come together. No doubt in my mind they can pull it off — if they didn’t think they could do it, I can’t imagine they’d bother trying — I’m just anxious to hear the results of this sessions and if the natural, easy-greasy vibe is still there. Fingers crossed we get some audio soon.
Until then, here’s Euro tour dates and some teaser text, fresh off the PR wire:
GOATSNAKE ANNOUNCE EUROPEAN TOUR; NEW ALBUM DETAILS SOON TO BE REVEALED
Los Angeles, California’s Goatsnake have announced further live dates in Europe, kicking off at the end of May with their set at Temples Festival, and taking the band through territories new to them. This comes in the light of the news of a brand new album from the band, which they have just completed recording, and will see release on Southern Lord this summer.
The new album will feature the familiar faces of Greg Rogers (The Obsessed, Sonic Medusa), providing drums, Greg Anderson of Sunn O))) taking care of the riffs, Pete Stahl (Scream, Wool, Earthlings?) on vocals, and new bassist new and Cape Fear North Carolina legend Scott Renner (Brickbat, Sourvein, Sonic Medusa). On production duties is Nick Raskulinecz, who, since being introduced to Dave Grohl during the recording sessions of Flower of Disease, has gone on to work with seminal artists such as Rush, Alice in Chains, Mastodon and Ghost, and has won Grammys with the Foo Fighters. United again, he and the band are sure to serve a menacing cut of the time-honoured ultra-heavy rock they are infamous for.
Further details of this are to come, meanwhile Greg Anderson did offer this insight, “We are beyond stoked about the new Snake album. We all rose to the occasion and with the help of Nick and the state of Tennessee delivered the fucking goods. More soul, more power, more balls.”
Here are the dates:
GOATSNAKE TOUR DATES:
30/05/2015 – UK, Bristol – Temples Festival
01/06/2015 – BE, Kortrijk – De Kreun
02/06/2015 – NL, Amsterdam – Melkweg
03/06/2015 – DE, Berlin – SO36
04/06/2015 – DE, Siegen – Freakvalley Festival
06/06/2015 – GR, Athens – AN Club
http://www.southernlord.com
http://southernlord.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/SLadmin
